In the northeast, the forests of Srimangal and Kamalganj in Moulvibazar are among the last vestiges of wild country. For many species of plants and animals the forests are a refuge; forest ecosystems are rich. But increasingly, the spotted deer which shelter in the forest face a daunting threat: poachers.

About 6,000 yews popularly known as jhau trees at Boyar Char in the district have been destroyed while 22,000 more are in danger due to continuous erosion by the river Meghna during the last several years.

The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) decides to reduce the fees of admission test for 2016-17 academic session amid protest.

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on board all flights due to the passengers’ safety after numerous international reports of the devices catching fire.

Traffic movement to and from Gaibandha has been halted since yesterday following disagreement between Gaibandha

A brick field is being set up on farmland in Mojumdar Bazar area of Krishna Nagar union under Sadarpur upazila of

At least 79,853 hilsa fishermen in coastal districts Patuakhali and Barguna, who become jobless during a 22-day ban starting from

A Class VI girl was saved from marriage at Baragaon Modhyapara village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila on Sunday, thanks to the prompt

A road in Phulbari upazila of the district is on the brink of collapse as an influential man has been lifting sand illegally from an open

Forest officials recover the body of a female elephant from Jhinaigati upazila of Sherpur which died of injuries in its trunk.

A kitchen market is being set up illegally in Kuakata Municipality area occupying a canal and khas land.

Hazaribagh tanners must relocate to Savar by December 30 otherwise all sorts of utility services including gas and electricity supplies will be cut off from their establishments.

Traditional Mahaa Wagyawai Powe festival, the second largest festival of Marma community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, will begin in

Speakers at a rally in the district town yesterday demanded trial of the killers of school student Pradip Dutta and punishment to them.

Eminent writer and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and his wife Dr Yesmeen Huq receive death threats via two separate text messages from an unidentified person claiming to be affiliated with banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

An old woman is killed in an elephant attack at Tawakucha village in Jhinaigati upazila.

China is one of the birth places of human civilisation. With an exotic historical past, China has attracted travellers and tourists from around the world for hundreds of years. In a recent trip to China, Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star has tried to get a glimpse of the grandeur of Ancient China through his visits to the Great Wall, the Shimao Site and the Terracota Warrior Sites.

Illegal catching and sale of birds especially parrots, goes on under the nose of the authorities concerned in Lalmonirhat.

Anti-Corruption Commission has suspended one of its assistant directors on charges of negligence in duty and abuse of power.

Bangalee organisations have clamped a shutdown across the three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts in protest against the latest changes to the local land dispute settlement body.